News From Tuckerton, 1900

New Jersey Courier 27 Sep 1900:
The following officers were elected recently by the Y.W.C.T.U.; Miss Lida STEWART, President; Miss Allie DAYTON, first vice president; Miss Mary KELLEY, second vice president; Miss Maggie COWPERTHWAITE, third vice president; Miss Annie GASKILL, recording secretary; Mrs. Mary KELLEY, corresponding secretary; Miss Ada F. TREWIN, treasurer; Miss Aetna ANDREWS, organist.
Miss Lettie CROSBY, daughter of editor CROSBY of the Beacon, has entered Temple College, Philadelphia. Miss CROSBY is an expert compositor and used frequently to set up most of the type of the Beacon.
A Republican club is among the latest ideas here. Another thing talked of is that the Tuckerton delegation may bring the Pohatcong band up to Toms River on convention day.
Rev. E.M. VAN NOTE and wife have been visiting in Long Branch; and Rev. W.S. LUDLOW and wife at Swedesboro.
Judge BEITLER of Philadelphia was a recent guest of H.W.SAPP, accompanied by his wife and daughter.
There seems to be a general feeling of displeasure over the action (or rather inaction) of the township committee, which although it has been requested by petition and delegation of the heaviest taxpayers, has so far done nothing to take advantage of the proposition of the Board of Freeholders toward fixing the mill dam.
S.B. PREDMORE, railway postal clerk between Tuckerton and Philadelphia, has been taking a fortnight's vacation, his place being filled by W.J. CRANE of Manahawkin.

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